Surprise and scratching of the head is the reaction in the local blogosphere to the news that Greensboro Police officer James Hinson and his baggage have been promoted to captain.
What kind of police department promotes an officer like Hinson? The same kind that submits a list of ‘guiding principals,’ as spelled out on Page 6 of the city manager’s memo posted by Triadwatch last week.
New Police Chief Ken Miller seems like a pretty-straight-up guy, but apparently even he is subject to the politically correct bureaucratization of municipal police forces. Hopefully he’s aware that part of his job —unfortunately —is humoring the bureaucrats. Hopefully he just does it with a smile and just moves on to his real mission — fighting crime.
